The outdoor gym at the Oxney Green Playing Field on the Ongar Road/East View features a skier machine, rowing machine, chest press, pull-down exerciser, a leg press and horseback rider and is free to use to all over the age of 12.
Funding was obtained from Essex Environmental Trust and the Community Initiative Fund.
The Writtle Garden and Allotment Society is a long established (at least 50 years old), welcoming and experienced group that exists to promote and support the interests of both allotmenteers and gardeners in the village and surrounding area.
If you are interested in renting an allotment, the Society can provide advice and support to get you started. There are currently full size and half plots available at both the Oxney Green and Chase allotments. Please contact Justine Atterbury at the Parish Council to apply (admin@writtle-pc.gov.uk).
Twice a year the Society organises shows where gardeners can exhibit the fruit of their labours. There are classes for vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, pot plants, flower arrangements, jams, baking, as well as handicrafts, photography and children’s classes.
A trading hut is operated at the Oxney Road allotments every Sunday morning from February to the end of November (10.00 – 12.15). Our knowledgeable volunteers can give advice if you are new to the world of allotments and vegetable growing. In addition members of the Society can buy fertilisers, canes and anything else they may need to make their growing a success. Every winter members are able to order discounted seeds in advance of the next growing season.
The Society organises social events and visits to gardens of interest both locally and further afield, as well as inviting speakers to give talks on aspects of gardening. An Annual General Meeting is held every year.
Society membership entitles members to discounts across a number of local businesses and supports the society’s efforts to promote gardening and allotmenteering in the village and surrounding area.
The Council has two allotment areas – Oxney Green and The Chase.
The following plots are currently available from 16.07.26
Full plot – NONE
Half Plots- 23B
Please contact Justine Atterbury for further information.
Allotment Rents for 1 October 2026 – 30 September 2027 remain at £37 per full plot, £21.50 per half plot and £12.50 for a quarter / third plot.
Allotment Rents for 1 October 2027 – 30 September 2028 remain at £38 per full plot, £22 per half plot and £13 for a quarter / third plot.
There are no concessions available.
Rents include water rates.
Please note from 1st January 2026, all new tenants will be required to pay a one off, non-refundable administration fee of £20.
The gates to the site are locked over the winter period as the ground is too wet to drive on. The gates will be opened in the spring when ground conditions allow. Tenants can contact Justine Atterbury to request a key to the gate for use over the Spring / Summer period.
The Parish Council are please to support Allotment Watch.
The Council has two allotment areas – Oxney Green and The Chase. The following plots are currently available from 16.07.26
Full plots – None currently
Half Plots- 11B, 19B, 30B, 33B, 36A, 60B
.Please contact Justine Atterbury for further information.
Allotment Rents for 1 October 2026 – 30 September 2027 remain at £37 per full plot, £21.50 per half plot and £12.50 for a quarter / third plot.
Allotment Rents for 1 October 2027 – 30 September 2028 remain at £38 per full plot, £22 per half plot and £13 for a quarter / third plot.
There are no concessions available.
Rents include water rates.
Please note from 1st January 2026, all new tenants will be required to pay a one off, non-refundable administration fee of £20.
The metal access gates on East View are locked over the winter period as the ground is too wet to drive on. The gates will be opened in the spring when ground conditions allow.
The Parish Council are please to support Allotment Watch.
Please email Justine Atterbury, Assistant Clerk or telephone on 01245 420066 for further information.
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